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J. BELLUSSIUH. AUTOMATIC RECORDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

' No. 442,849. Patented Dec. 16,- 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEF BELLUSSIOH, OF CAPO DISTRIA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

AUTOMATIC RECORDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,849, dated December16, 1890.

Application filed uly 11, 1889. $erial No. 317,174. (No model- To allwhom it 71mg concern:

Be it known that I, J osnn BELLUSSICH, professor, subject of the Emperorof Austria- Ilungary, residing at Capo dlstria, in the Province ofIstria, in the Empire of Austria- Hungary, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Automatic Recording Apparatus for Vehicles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawin gs, and to letters of reference markedthereon,which form a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an isometric view of my recordingapparatus, one of the compartments containing an electric couple beingshown open. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the clock mechanism thereof,showing the record-disk, clock-dial, and hand. Figs. 3 and 4 are frontand rear elevations, respectively, of the clock mechanism and otherparts combined therewith. Fig. 5 is an irregular transverse section ofthe clock mechanism, taken on the lines of the hour and minute wheels,respectively. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the clock mechanism andother parts combined therewith, a portion of the seismoscopiccircuit-closer being broken away and showing the electrical connections.Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section thereof, taken on the line ofthe hour-wheel shaft. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of Fig. '7. Figs. 9 and10 are detail sections of the lower portions of the seismoscopiccircuit-closer, showing modified contacts. Figs. 11 and 12 are detailsectional side and end elevations, respectively, of means forcontrolling. the operation of the devices for recording the movements ofa vehicle from one of the wheels thereof. Fig.13 is a diagramillustrating the electrical connections between the recording devices ofthe seats of a vehicle and Fig. 14 is an isometric detail view ofrecord-styles operating in con junction with a strip of paper.

The invention relates to apparatus for recording the running-time of avehicle, and also the time of occupancyof such vehicle by one or morepassengers, and has for its obj ect to provide a simple and convenientmechanism whereby these results are obtained antomatically.

The invention consists in recording devices controlled by a passenger ontaking his seat, and in recording devices controlled by the movements ofthe vehicle, in combination with a time mechanism, electric circuits,circui tclosers, and suitable electric connections; in structuralfeatures, and in combination and co-operation of parts, substantially ashereinafter more fully described, and as set forth in the claims.

Referring to Fig. 1, A indicates the inclosing-casing divided into threecompartments a, a and a. The outer compartments a and a contain each anelectric couple, while the central compartment contains the clockmechanism, electrical contacts, recording mechanism, andelectro-magnet-s, any suitable means being provided to lock each of saidcompartments to prevent unauthorized tampering with the operativemechanisms. I

The apparatus comprises a plurality of electric circuits, each includingan electromagnet, a style operated thereby, and a circuit-clos' r. Thecircuit-closer for the electromagnet that operates the style whichrecords the running-time of the vehicle is controlled by the motionthereof, while the circuit-closers for the eleotronnagnet that operatesthe styles which record the time of occupancy of the vehicle arecontrolled by the passenger on taking his seat; also, in combinationwith these devices, of automatically operated means that alternately andperiodically cut out and restore the elect-ro-magnets; also, arecord-card in reach of the styles, and a mechanism for imparting auniform motion to the card. The said means may be operated either by atime mechanism or by a mechan ism timed by the speed of the vehicle,while the record device for recording the runningtime of the vehicle maybe controlled by the vibrations or oscillations of the vehicle or by themotion of one of its wheels.

I will first describe the arrangement of devices controlled by thevibrations or oscillations of the vehicle and bya time mechanism.

Referring to Figs. 2, 4, and 5, j is the hourwheel shaft, on the outerend on which is mounted a disk J, that has a central exteriorly threadedhub or sleeve J between which disk J and the nut J are clamped a disk Dand a paper disk or record-cardy, (see Fig. 5,) said parts beingheld inpOSltl n by a nutj'; and j is a stationary hand or index. The paper diskj has the hours and fractions marked thereon, and said hours andfractions are indicated by lines drawn to the periphery of the disks, asshown in Fig. 2. As the hand is stationary, the disk will necessarilyhave a motion in a direction the reverse of that of the ordinary handsof a clock to properly indicate time. The poles of the two couples orelements contained in the compartments (4 and a, and which constitutethe battery B, (shown diagrammatically in Fig. 6,) are respectivelyconnected with two contact-springs a a in the central compartment (6" otthe inclosing-casing A, the said springs a bearing upon contact buttonsor screws Z) 11 respectively, secured to the frame-work in which theclock mechanism is mounted, in which frame-work are also secured theelcctronnagnets g and g. The electro-magnets g and g are in electricalconnection with the battery and the contaet-springs (l and d of a shuntcontrolled by the minutewhecl arbor of a time mechanism. Thecontact-spring (Z is connected with one of the contacts of aseismoscopic circuit-closer II,which, as shown in Figs. (3, 7, and 8,iscomposed of a glass tube 71.,closed at top and bottom by means ofmetallic caps 7L 7L7, respectively, and contains in its lower part asmall portion of mcrcurym, that is connected with spring (Z throughbinding-screw h and wire 10. \Vithin the tube is suspended from a veryelastic or resilient spring 71 a weight h. the conical point of which isin close proximity to the surface of the mercury, and said weight iselectricallyconnected through its supportingspring, the screw h and awire with the cleetro-magnet g, which latter is connected by theinsulated wire it with the button or screw Z1, and through the latterand the spring a with the battery 13. Solong as the vehicle is not inmotion there will be no contact. between the weight Wand mercury 11? butwhen the vehicle is moving the vibration or oscillation thereof producescorresponding vibrations or oscillations in the weight, which is causedthereby to alternately move into and out of contact with the mercury,alternately making and breaking the battery-circuit through a 1) c, c,d, 20, 7t", m, 7L, h 7L7, 10 ,9, (2, and a so long as or whenever 0'contacts with spring (Z, or once evcrv minute, since 0 is secured to thearbor c of the minute-wheel of a time mechanism. The rapidity of thesecontacts between 7t and m will of course depend upon the rapidity of thevibratory motions or oscillations of the vehicle, and the latter willnecessarily depend upon the speed of the vehicle, so that the number ofcontacts between h and on during the short period of contact between 0and (Z will produce a corresponding number of vibrations in thearmature-lever, and these vibrations may be recorded to indicate thespeed of the vehicle, as well as the length of time the vehicle has beenin motion, as will be hereinafter explained. Inasmuch as mercury isreadily oxidized, a spring-supported contact-disk h or a very resilientforked contact-spring If, Figs. 0 and 10, may be used instead.

I will now describe the means for obtaining a record of the time thevehicle is occupied by one or more passengers. The spring (6 is alsoconnected with one of the-contacts of a circuit-closer F, arranged inthe seat of the vehicle and consisting of two plates ff-, carrying eacha contact f f held apart by a springf, so that a person taking a seat inthe vehicle will move the contacts together to close the circuit throughclcctro-magnet 1 whenever the arm 0' on the minute-wheel arbor 0 comesin contact with spring (1. As shown, said spring (1 is connected by wireto with a contact button or screw e, upon which bears a contact-springa, that is connected by wire 11:" with contact f of the seatcircuitcloser. The other contactf of said circuitcloscr is connected bywire 20'' with a contact-spring a, that bears upon a contactbutton orscrew 6, connected by wire it" with the electro-magnet g, and saidclectromagnet is connected with the battery B by the insulated wire to,contact-button b, and spring a. During the occupancy of a seat in thevehicle the battery-circuit, including the elcctro-magnct will be closedwhenever the arm 0 on the arborc of the minute-wheel comes in contactwith the spring (1, or once at every revolution of said arbor orevcryminute, thereby attracting the armature-lever, the movement ofwhich may be recorded, as presently described. It the vehicle seats anumber of persons, each seat must be provided with a circuit-closer, allof which mustbe arranged in multiple arc, and if a record is to be keptof the time each seat is occupied their circuit-closers must be includedin separate circuits, each including an armature-lever and a style, aswill be readily understood.

I will now describe the means for recording the running-time as well asthe time of occupancy of the vehicle.

I have hereinbeforc stated that the hourwheel arbor carries arecord-eardj', having time-indiccs, and upon which the vibrations of thearmaturedevers of the electromlagnets,

g and g may be recorded; but it is obvious that this is not absolutelynecessary, and is given only as an example for recording the saidvibrations, as a strip or fillet of paper may be used for recording, aswill hereinafter appear. When the record-disk is used, the levers L L ofthe armatures r g are each provided witha style-holder t and i,respectively, in the end of which is screwed a style i therebypermitting the adjustment of it in the holder relatively to therccord-card The two styles lie in the plane of one and the same radiusof the card, and are guided in openings in the front frame-plate F ofthe clock-work, to which is secured or on which is formed theoverhanging hand 7' that has two recesses to receive the points of theITO styles 1?. As shown in Fig. 7, the record-disk bears against theback of the hand or is made to bear thereon when the styles are thrownforwardby the attract-ion of the armature levers, so that the handperforms also the functions of a bearing for the paper while it is beingperforated. The indices produced by the vibrations of the armature-leverL of the electro-magnet Q will indicate the time of occupancy of a seatin the vehicle, while those produced by the vibrations of thearmaturelever of the electro-magnet g will indicate the time duringwhich the vehicle has been in motion. If desired, the indices made bythe styles i may be produced in colors by well-known means.

As hercinbefore stated, the recording devices may be controlled by theforward motion of the vehiclethat is to say, by the r0- tary motion ofone of the wheels thereof, as shown in Figs, 11, 12, and 13-in whichcase the hub 7r. of one of the wheels has a cam projection 7c, and uponsaid hub rides a Wheel or roller Z journaled at the lower end of a barZ, that is slotted, as at Z and guided in its movements by pins Z saidbar being held to the hub is by a spring Z. To the upper end of the baris secured a pawl m in engagement with the teeth of a ratchet-wheel mwhose shaft carries a pinion n in gear with a wheel a. On the shaft ofwheel a is mounted a contact-disk 0, made of a non-conductive material,and has on its periphery a single metallic contact 0, which is inelectrical connection with one of the poles of the battery B. Atwo-armed spring-locking or escapement pawl m is so arranged andcontrolled by the bar Z as that when said bar is caused to reciprocatevertically by the alternate action of the cam in and spring Z theratchet will be locked against backward rotation, as will be readilyunderstood.

(1 q (1 &c., are contact-springs whose free ends bear upon the peripheryof the contact-disk 0, each of which springs is included in an electriccircuit, that of spring q comprising the electro-magnet g, whosearmaturelever actuates that style which serves to record the time duringwhich the vehicle is in motion, while each of the circuits, includingthe springs q Q2, &c., comprises, besides an electro-magnet g, also aseat circuit-closer, F, there being as many circuits l3 0 g F g as thereare seats in the vehicle. The styles 4?, operated by the armatureleversof the difierent electro-magnets, may here be arranged so as toperforate a graduated strip of paper, (see Fig. 14,) to which a uniformmotion is imparted by the clock-work r t', indicating the driving-rollsoperated by such clock-work. At every revolution of the hub 7c the bar Zis thrown upward, thereby imparting a partial rotation to theratchetwheel m and through said Wheel and the in' termediate gearing a nto the disk 0. At every revolution of said disk the circuit includingthe spring q, as well as the circuit of that or those seats which areoccupied by a passenger or passengers, are closed, a record being madeby the several styles in the moving strip or fillet of paper, the speedof the vehicle being indicated by the difference between theperforations in the strip a.

I claim- 1. In an automatic recording apparatus for vehicles, thecombination, with a time-motor, a contact-arm on a shaft of said motor,and a recording-disk on another shaftof the motor, said disk beingprovided with time-divisions corresponding with the speed of itssupporting-shaft, of an electro-magnet, make-andbreak devices includedin an electric circuit, said make-and-break devices bein g arranged inthe path of the contact-arm, and a record ingstylus controlled by theelectro-magnet and arranged to present its point to the recording -disk,said parts being arranged for operation substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In an automatic recording apparatus for Vehicles, the combination,with a time-motor, a contact-arm secured to a shaft of said motor, and arecording-disk on another shaft of the motor, said disk being providedwith timedivisions corresponding with the speed of its shaft, of anelectro-magnet in rear of the recording-disk and arranged with its polesfacing in opposite directions, a style arranged to present its point tosaid disk, a connecting-rod connecting the style with the armature ofthe electro-magnet, and make-andbreak devices included in an electriccircuit including the electro-magnet, said make-and- I break devicesbeing arranged in the path of the contact-arm, as and for the purposesset forth.

3. In an automatic recording apparatus for vehicles, the combination,with a time-motor, a contact-arm on a shaft of the motor, arecording-disk on another shaft of said motor, said recording-diskhaving time-divisions corresponding with the speed of its shaft, anelectro-magnet arranged with its poles turned away from the disk, amake-and-break device included in an electric circuit including saidelectro-magnet, said make-and-break device being arranged in the path ofthe contact-arm, and a recording-style controlled by the electro-m agnet, of a second electro-magnet and recording-style controlled therebyand a make-and-break device in a separate electric circuit, saidmake-and-break device being controlled, as described, and saidrecordingstyles being arranged in the same radial plane, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OSEF BELLUSSICH.

Witnesses:

EDMUND J USSEN, OTTO SCHIFFER.

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